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Aug. 2, 1966 Filed March 3, 1964 A. L. GIROUX PACKAGE WRAPPER FIG.

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PACKAGE WRAPPER Filed March 3, 1964 5 Sheets-Sheet i3 fj/ f /ZTK. .l /JI l ZL/ IH H1 g ya Ili Il f 1 l 27 KZS l 66 l/,////// l 1 A. L. GIROUXPACKAGE WRAPPERv Aug. z, 1966 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed March 5. 1964 UnitedStates Patent 3,263,897 PACKAGE WRAPPER Alexander L. Giroux, Audubon,NJ., assgnor to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, New York, N.Y., acorporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 3, 1964, Ser. No. 349,091 2 Claims.(Cl. 229-40) This invention relates to a package wrapper made from a onepiece blank having integral cushion ends.

The invention provides a wrapper which is easily assembled, providesprotection to the packaged article and has a tab lock which eliminatesthe need for taping, gluing, or stapling, when the wrapper is closed.

The construction of the improved package wrapper of my inventionprovides protection to the packaged article by absorbing shock withoutdamage to the article.

The wrapper is easily assembled with all parts integrally formed from aone-piece blank. The bottom of the wrapper serves as a platform for thepackaged article. Other parts of the wrapper vare assembled about thepackaged article.

FIG. 1 illustrates a blank which is cut and scored to form the wrapperof my invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a wrapper partially assembled showingcushion end webs.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a wrapper completely assembled.

FIG. 4 is a cross section of the wrapper of FIGURE 3 taken along line 44.

FIG. 5 is a cross section view of the wrapper of FIG- URE 5, taken alongline 5 5.

FIG. 6 illustrates a blank that forms a dilferent embodiment of myinvention for more securely closing the package wrapper.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the package wrapper formed from theblank of FIGURE 6.

Referring to the accompanying drawings the preferred embodiment of myinvention may be formed from the blank illustrated in FIGURE 1. Theblank is cut and scored to form a bottom panel 10, a first side wallpanel 11, a top panel 12, a second side wall panel 13, a tuck tab web14, which is scored to form a tuck tab panel 15 and a tuck tab tongue16, a pair of cushion end webs 20 and 26 attached at opposite ends ofthe bottom panel. rllhe end webs are scored to form intermediate panels18 and 31, cushion bottom panels 21 and 27, cushion wall bumper panels22 and 28, cushion wall top panels 23 and 29 and overlie aps 24 and 30.

The Wrapper is assembled as illustrated in FIGURE 2. The cushion bottompanels 21 and 27 are folded over and in apposition with carton bottompanel 10, cushion wall bumper panels 22 and 28 are then perpendicular tothe bottom panel, and in a parallel plane with one another in a spacedrelation.

FIGURE 3 illustrates a completely assembled wrapper illustrating therecessed end construction of the wrapper.

The cushion wall top panels 23 and 29 are folded to be substantiallyparallel to the cushion bottom panels.

FIGURE 4 illustrates a cross section of the assembled wrapper takenalong line 4 4 of FIGURE 3. vThe engagement of the tuck tab web betweenthe bottom panel and the cushion web bottom panel is illustrated in FIG-URE 4. The tuck t-ab is wedged between the spaces and is securelypositioned therein. This Wedging action keeps the wrapper in a closedposition about the packaged ice article. The top panel lies inapposition with the cushion web overlie ap, the overlie flap lies inapposition with the cushion web top panel.

FIGURE 5 illustrates a cross section of an assembled Wrapper taken alongline 5 5 of FIGURE 3. The recessed end construction is illustrated. T-hesuperimposed layers of panels provide a very strong recessed end cushionweb. The spaced apart cushion wall bumper panels position the packagedarticle within the wrapper.

The cushioning effect of the end web construction prevents damage to theenclosed article.

The wrapper formed of the blank of FIGURE 1 provides a strong protectivepackage with recessed ends, easily assembled and is securely fastenedwithout tape, glue or staples.

In the blank of a different embodiment of my invention illustrated inFIGURE 6 the pairs of score lines 63a, 64a and 65a, 66a are not parallelto each other as are the score lines 63, 64 and 65, 66 shown inFIGURE 1. Thus, the intermediate panels 18a and 31a in FIGURE 6 areslightly wedge shaped and taper toward the rst side wall panel 11 (seeFIGURE 7). This provides a Wider opening space between the bottom panel10 and the cushion bottom panels 21 and 27 tapering to a narrower spaceand thereby tuck tab web 14 is even more securely engaged by the wedgngaction thus afforded by this embodiment of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is:

1. A self locking package wrapper formed from a one piece paperboardblank comprising:

(a) a bottom panel;

(b) cushion end Webs attached at opposite ends of the bottom panel andforming, when folded, a pair of inwardly recessed ends, each of suchcushion end Webs including (i) a relatively narrow intermediate panelfoldably attached to the bottom panel and extending upwardly therefrom,

(ii) a cushion bottom panel foldably attached to the intermediate paneland extending inwardly therefrom and spaced above the bottom panel byabout the thickness of the paperboard blank,

(iii) a cushion Wall bumper panel foldably attached to the cushionbottom panel and extending upwardly therefrom at substantially a rightangle to the bottom panel and offset from and substantially parallel tothe said intermediate panel,

(iv) a cushion top panel foldably attached to the cushion wall bumperpanel and extending outwardly therefrom and at a substantial right anglethereto, and

(v) an overlie ilap foldably attached to the cushion top panel andextending inwardly of the wrapper and over the said cushion top panel;

(c) a rst side wall panel foldably attached to another edge of thebottom panel and extending upwardly therefrom;

(d) a top panel foldably attached to the rst side wall panel andoverlying the said overlying tlaps;

(e) a second side wall panel foldably attached to lthe top panel andextending downwardly therefrom; and

(f) a tuck tab web foldably attached to the second side wall panel andincluding a tuck tab tongue, the said tuck tab tongue and the remainderof the said tuck tab `web entering into and being disposed in the spacebetween the said bottom panel and the saidcushion bottom panels to forma closed self locking package Wrapper.

2. The package Wrapper of claim 1 wherein the said intermediate panelsare slightly wedge shaped and taper toward the said rst side wall panelfor more securely engaging the tuck tabI web between the bottom paneland l the 4cushion bottom panels. y

' 4 References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,684,7587/1954 Aquino 229-40 X 2,762,553 9/1956 Bentz 229-40 3,055,574 9/1962Johnson 229-40 JOSEPH R. LECLAIR, Primary Examiner.

DAVID M. BOCKENEK, Examiner.

1. A SELF LOCKING PACKAGE WRAPPER FORMED FROM A ONE PIECE PAPERBOARDBLANK COMPRISING: (A) A BOTTOM PANEL; (B) CUSHION END WEBS ATTACHED ATOPPOSITE ENDS OF THE BOTTOM PANEL AND FORMING, WHEN FOLDED, A PAIR OFINWARDLY RECESSED ENDS, EACH OF SUCH CUSHION END WEBS INCLUDING (I) ARELATIVELY NARROW INTERMEDIATE PANEL FOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOMPANEL AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM, (II) A CUSHION BOTTOM PANELFOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE INTERMEDIATE PANEL AND EXTENDING INWARDLYTHEREFROM AND SPACED ABOVE THE BOTTOM PANEL BY ABOUT THE THICKNESS OFTHE PAPERBOARD BLANK, (III) A CUSHION WALL BUMPER PANEL FOLDABLYATTACHED TO THE CUSHION BOTTOM PANEL AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM ATSUBSTANTIALLY A RIGHT ANGLE TO THE BOTTOM PANEL AND OFFSET FROM ANDSUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE SAID INTERMEDIATE PANEL, (IV) A CUSHIONTOP PANEL FOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE CUSHION WALL BUMPER PANEL ANDEXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND AT A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLETHERETO, AND (V) AN OVERLIE FLAP FOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE CUSHION TOPPANEL AND EXTENDING INWARDLY OF THE WRAPPER AND OVER THE SAID CUSHIONTOP PANEL; (C) A FIRST SIDE WALL PANEL FOLDABLY ATTACHED TO ANOTHER EDGEOF THE BOTTOM PANEL AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY THEREFROM; (D) A TOP PANELFOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE FIRST SIDE WALL PANEL AND OVERLYING THE SAIDOVERLYING FLAPS; (E) A SECOND SIDE WALL PANEL FOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THETOP PANEL AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY THEREFROM; AND (F) A TUCK TAB WEBFOLDABLY ATTACHED TO THE SECOND SIDE WALL PANEL AND INCLUDING A TUCK TABTONGUE, THE SAID TUCK TAB TONGUE AND THE REMAINDER OF THE SAID TUCK TABWEB ENTERING INTO AND BEING DISPOSED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SAIDBOTTOM PANEL AND THE SAID CUSHION BOTTOM PANELS TO FORM A CLOSED SELFLOCKING PACKAGE WRAPPER.